Genescience Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. has synthesized sterols acting as estradiol 17-β-dehydrogenase 1 (HSD17B1; 17β-HSD1) inhibitors reported to be useful for the treatment of endometriosis.
In what represents the first filing to have emerged in the name of Cellect Laboratories Inc., one of the start-up’s co-founders, Claire Theresa Murphy, describes their development of a non-invasive screening method that could one day replace the Pap test.
Endocyclic Therapeutics (Endomet Biosciences Inc.) has been awarded a National Institute of Health (NIH) Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to accelerate the commercialization of ENDO-205, a nonhormonal, disease-modifying therapeutic designed to treat endometriosis.
Researchers from the University of California, Davis (UC-Davis) continue to assemble intellectual property in support of their development of methods and techniques which improve the accuracy of wearable sensor technologies.
Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. Ltd. has described fused ring compounds acting as angiotensin AT2 receptor (AGTR2) agonists reported to be useful for the treatment of disorders of the ovary and female reproductive tract, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular, eye, gastrointestinal, neurological, renal and respiratory disorders.
A healthy life for a healthy heart is a popular saying. However, even when following good habits, heart health can be already compromised from the very earliest stages of development. Maternal cells reach the embryo through the placenta contributing to its normal formation. So, just as the mother helps form a functional heart, she can also induce a condition that may not appear until adulthood.
The U.K. government will offer women home-testing kits for cervical screening as part of an effort to tackle barriers and get more of them taking this potentially life-saving test.
Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes who used a hybrid closed loop automated insulin delivery system averaged more than three additional hours per day in their recommended glucose range than those who managed their diabetes with insulin injections or non-automated pump systems, a study presented at the 85th Scientific Sessions of the American Association in Chicago demonstrated.
Deepecho Inc. received the U.S. FDA’s nod for its AI-based platform that assesses fetal biometry and amniotic fluid volume to improve the efficiency and precision of fetal ultrasound diagnostics.
Chinese researchers are preparing the details for the publication of another scientific milestone, the creation of a chimera with a human heart and a kidney developed from human stem cells in pig embryos.